"A Beginner's Guide to AI" makes the complex world of Artificial Intelligence accessible to all. Each episode asks someone working with AI about what they do and how AI can help you. Ideal for novices, tech enthusiasts, and the simply curious, this podcast transforms AI learning into an engaging, digestible journey. Join us as we take the first steps into AI 🚀
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🤖🧠 AI is making strategy cheap. Adoption is still expensive. In this episode, Dietmar Fischer sits down with Bud Caddell (NOBL) to unpack what leaders miss when they roll out generative AI and expect instant results. Bud shares how his team thinks about AI change management , why “turning on Copilot” is not an adoption plan, and what happens to consulting when LLMs can produce “firm-grade” recommendations in seconds. You will also hear the story behind ConsultingSlop.com , a strategy generator...
Michael Sacca (Leadpages) on AI-powered landing pages, personalization, and the future of search 🚀 In this conversation, Michael Sacca shares how Leadpages is weaving AI landing page optimization into real marketing workflows - from personalization that actually moves the needle to what Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) means for search and conversions. 📧📧📧 Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes, don't forget to subscribe to our Newslette...
This episode features Jeetu Patel of Cisco, exploring how leaders can embrace AI to transform organizations, not by replacing people, but by empowering them to achieve unprecedented innovation. He highlights Cisco's journey to becoming an AI-first company, emphasizing clear communication, continuous education, and strategic partnerships. Patel also delves into the nuanced application of AI for personal growth, the art of asking better questions, and the critical balance between AI's vast potential and the necessary mitigation of its inherent risks for a safer future.
Europe has brilliant researchers, ambitious founders, and world-class industry. Yet the AI race is being dominated elsewhere. In this episode, Dietmar Fischer talks with Fabian Westerheide, founder of Rise of AI, about why Europe is struggling with AI sovereignty, infrastructure, and execution, and what entrepreneurs can do right now to stay competitive. Fabian explains how Rise of AI grew over a decade from early community meetups into a curated conference and ecosystem hub where Europe’s most ...
Hollywood loves a good AI apocalypse—but how likely is a real-life Skynet scenario? In today's episode of A Beginner's Guide to AI , Professor GePhardT takes you on an entertaining yet eye-opening journey into Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). From understanding why films like The Terminator shape our deepest AI anxieties, to real-world safety measures inspired by these sci-fi nightmares, this episode breaks down exactly how humanity can steer advanced AI towards a beneficial future—rather ...
Yvette Schmitter discusses the uncomfortable truths of modern AI, highlighting how convenience transforms citizens into mere data points and the ethical dilemmas this creates. She explores issues like biased AI in hiring, the lack of return on investment for many AI initiatives, and the critical need for robust data governance and regulatory guardrails. The episode urges listeners to think critically about AI's pervasive impact on privacy, security, and societal equity.
In this episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI, Professor GePhardT takes The Cluetrain Manifesto’s famous idea markets are conversations and stress tests it in the age of generative AI. In 1999, Cluetrain demanded that brands stop sounding like machines and start speaking with a human voice. Today, AI can generate that human sounding voice on demand, which creates a new problem: it becomes easy to sound authentic while becoming less trustworthy. You will learn why conversational marketing is not ab...
How is artificial intelligence transforming the way we approach marketing? In this episode, we dive deep with Kasper Sierslev, founder of Zite , to uncover the real-world opportunities and challenges of AI in marketing. Discover how forward-thinking brands are leveraging AI tools to spark creativity, streamline campaigns, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. 📧💌📧 Ready to take your business to the next level? Subscribe for more AI strategies, share your questions in the comm...
The Rising Cost of Intelligence: What Expensive AI Means for the World Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, learn, and create. But as frontier AI models become more capable, their costs are rising faster than ever. This episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI dives into the global AI divide, exploring how price, compute, infrastructure, and access are quietly determining who benefits from AI and who risks falling behind. Listeners will discover why advanced AI models cost so much to tra...
Context rot is one of the most underestimated risks in artificial intelligence today. In this episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI , we explore how AI systems trained on static data slowly drift away from reality while continuing to sound confident, helpful, and persuasive. You’ll learn why large language models struggle with time, why feeding more information into AI can backfire, and how outdated knowledge quietly sabotages decisions in marketing and business. This episode explains the differen...
Machine learning is everywhere, yet rarely understood. In this episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI , we strip away the hype and explain how machine learning actually works, why it’s so powerful, and where it quietly goes wrong. You’ll learn how machines are trained on data rather than rules, why predictions are not understanding, and how real-world systems can produce unfair outcomes even when they look accurate. A real healthcare case shows how a cost-based algorithm systematically underestimat...
REPOST due to low podcast listener activity - if you listen now, you are the exception 😉 Ever wondered how Netflix knows exactly what you'll binge next or how big brands like Delta Air Lines turn multimillion-dollar sponsorships into concrete sales? Welcome back to A Beginner's Guide to AI , where today we're uncovering the fascinating world of AI inference —the secret sauce behind machine-made predictions. --- --- --- A word from our Sponsor : Sensay creates AI-powered digital replicas to pres...
REPOST DUE TO WRONG AUDIO TRACK. Changed it, but many may have missed the right episode. Is intelligence something we’re born with, or do we learn everything from scratch? That’s not just a question for philosophers - it’s at the core of artificial intelligence today. In this episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI , we explore the great debate between nativism and deep learning . Nativism suggests that some knowledge is built-in, like the way babies instinctively pick up language. Deep learning, on...
AI vs. Automation: Why Repetitive Marketing is Failing REPOST due to low podcast listener activity - if you listen now, you are the exception 😉 Ever received the same email twice—word for word, from two different people? That’s not AI, that’s bad automation. And it happens way more often than it should. In this episode, we break down the key difference between automation and artificial intelligence —why one just follows rules while the other actually thinks . With a real-world case study straig...
Ever wonder how Netflix knows your next binge-watch, or why your bank spots fraud before you do? In this lively episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI , Professor GePhardT lifts the lid on predictive AI—the hidden tech wizard quietly shaping our daily lives. From forecasting retail trends at Target to critical healthcare interventions, predictive AI isn't just predicting the future; it's already shaping it. But there’s a catch: with great power comes the thorny challenge of bias and ethics. Join th...
Artificial intelligence has become incredibly convincing. It talks smoothly, reacts instantly, and often feels surprisingly human. In this episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI , Prof. GepHardT explores why that feeling can be misleading — and why it matters. Drawing on literature, psychology, and real-world AI design, the episode explains how modern AI systems simulate intelligence without understanding, why humans instinctively project emotions onto machines, and where ethical risks begin when a...
Artificial intelligence breakthroughs might appear magical from the outside, but underneath lies a predictable and surprisingly elegant structure. This episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI takes listeners on a clear and engaging journey into the three scaling laws of AI, exploring how model size, dataset size, and compute power work together to shape the intelligence of modern systems. Through practical explanations, entertaining analogies, and detailed real-world case studies, this episode demys...
🚀 Matt Weaver, Solutions Engineering Leader at OpenAI, takes us inside the launch of GPT-5, the rise of AI agents, and how these tools are transforming industries. From practical business adoption tips to exploring advanced features like Deep Research and Custom GPTs, this episode is packed with actionable insights. 📧 Tune in to get my thoughts, tips and tricks and all the episode in your mailbox: beginnersguide.nl 💡 What you’ll learn in this episode: How GPT-5 chooses the right reasoning mod...
Step into the future of artificial intelligence with Fred Jordan as he introduces “Biocomputing”—the next evolutionary leap for AI. In this episode, Fred unpacks how biocomputing uses nature’s own design principles to build more adaptive, resilient, and intelligent systems. 📧💌📧 Tune in to get my thoughts, and don’t forget to subscribe to our Newsletter ! 📧💌📧 Highlights from the episode: What “Biocomputing” is, and why it matters for the future of AI How biocomputing fundamentally diffe...
📖 AI-Created Books: Chance or Threat? In this eye-opening episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI , Professor GePhardT unpacks the fascinating, chaotic and sometimes alarming rise of AI-generated books. From Amazon’s restrictions on AI content to the ethics of machine-written storytelling, this episode dives deep into the future of publishing and what it means for readers, writers and creators. We explore how AI-written books are made, why platforms are overwhelmed and how readers can distinguish h...
// This is a repost of a great episode - and why, you ask yourself, did he not publish a new episode? Because you are nearly the only one listening to my podcast on the Thanksgiving weekend 😂 The Terminator films have profoundly shaped how society thinks about artificial intelligence. This episode analyzes concepts like artificial general intelligence through the lens of Skynet, the malevolent AI in the movies. We explore real-world AI safety research inspired by cautionary sci-fi narratives. T...
AI’s Biggest Secret: It’s Addicted to Being Average Large Language Models are masters of fluency but victims of probability. In this episode, Professor GePhardT unpacks why averaging—inside embeddings, attention mechanisms, and token probabilities—quietly drains AI of originality. Through humour, insight, and one brilliant case study from the University of Tübingen, we explore how “safe” AI outputs create the illusion of intelligence while smothering creativity. From mathematical foundations to ...
AI tools for business coaching are transforming how leaders and professionals unlock performance and personal growth. In this episode of Beginner’s Guide to AI, Lisa Turner of CETfreedom joins Dietmar Fischer to share real-world strategies and 40+ actionable AI tools that help coaches, entrepreneurs, and business leaders boost results. 📧💌📧 Ready to take your business to the next level? Subscribe for more AI strategies, share your questions in the comments, and visit our website for free resou...
Are you GenX and curious about AI, but not sure where to start? In this episode, Greg Steele breaks down how Generation X can confidently embrace artificial intelligence—no tech background required! 📧💌📧 Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes in your mailbox, don't forget to subscribe to our Newsletter ! 📧💌📧 Join us as Greg shares his own AI journey, debunks common myths about technology adoption after 40, and explains why now is the perfect time for GenX professionals to ups...
Fast Minds, Slow Machines: Daniel Kahneman’s Lessons for AI What if your brain and your AI assistant shared the same wiring? Professor GePhardT from Argo.berlin breaks down Daniel Kahneman’s legendary Thinking, Fast and Slow - showing how humans and machines both juggle instinct and logic, and why understanding that makes you a better marketer. From System 1’s snap decisions to System 2’s strategic reasoning, discover how AI models mimic our two-speed thinking - and where they still fall short. ...
Discover How Startups Are Winning with AI: An Interview with Peter Swimm Are you ready to stop working harder and start working smarter? In this episode, we sit down with Peter Swimm, a tech veteran with over 20 years of startup experience, to uncover how small teams can leverage AI to punch above their weight. Peter shares candid stories about being “mistaken for an AI,” reveals why startups adapt to new tech faster, and offers his brutally honest advice for trailblazers looking to innovate wit...
Step into the future of meeting productivity with Fireflies AI Notetaker and its founder, Krish Ramineni . In this episode, we dive deep into how Fireflies is changing the way teams capture meeting notes, the real story behind building an AI meeting assistant, and why more people are choosing smart tools for transcription and collaboration. 📧💌📧 Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes — don’t forget to subscribe to our Newsletter: beginnersguide.nl 📧💌📧 Krish Ramineni opens up abou...
From startup hustle to practical AI: How do you build a company that genuinely helps small businesses communicate better? Join host Dietmar Fischer as he sits down with Jack Kennedy and David Daneshgar, founders of Whippy, to uncover their journey from early consulting days to launching one of the most innovative AI-driven communication platforms. --- --- --- "The problem that I saw out there was that most of the books out there just talk about why it's important or what is important, but none o...
AI at Work — Partner, Not Boss! with Professor GePhardT Artificial intelligence is joining the workforce—but should it be your boss? In this witty, insightful episode, Professor GePhardT breaks down the Workday AI research showing that while 75% of employees are happy to work with AI, only 30% would let it manage them. 📧💌📧Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes—don’t forget to subscribe to our Newsletter: beginnersguide.nl 📧💌📧 Through sharp insights, storytelling, and yes—even ca...
Step into a mind-bending conversation as futurist and philosopher Anders Indset joins the podcast to explore what happens when humans race to create superintelligent machines. Anders dives deep into the paradoxes at the heart of the technological singularity, asking: Are we on the verge of building our own gods? What does it truly mean to be human in an era where AI can rival—or surpass—our own creativity, empathy, and consciousness? 📧💌📧 Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes — don’t for...
